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Kristally (1948)

Kristally poster
Genre
popular science film
Country
Soviet Union
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This Soviet 3-D documentary shows how crystals form. It uses graphic animation to explain the process.

educationalinformativefocusedcalmneutralscientificvisually explanatory

What happens

Kristally (Russian: Кристаллы) is a 1948 Soviet 3-D film directed by Yakov Kaplunov. It was made by Mosnauchfilm, and is a documentary about how crystals are formed. It was also the first 3-D popular science film with graphic animation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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